1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Geneva Williams; age 16; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas L. Williams.
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 6 Jan 2021; Newspaper Obit; On-Line Edition.
"Geneva Francis Williams Perdue, 97, of Princeton, formerly of Carswell Hollow, died early Monday morning, January 4, 2021, at Stonerise Assisted Living Facility.
Born October 12, 1923 at Carswell Hollow, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Luther and Lula Mae Witt Williams.
Geneva was a graduate of Welch High School. She had worked for Jones & Spry in Kimball, Keystone National Bank and J. C. Penny’s in Welch. While her health permitted, she was an active member of Carswell Community Church where she sang in the choir. She loved her church, reading, traveling, working puzzles, and sitting on her front porch. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hansel A. Perdue along with five siblings.
Those left to cherish her memory, her loving and devoted daughter, Bridget Delgrande and husband Phillip of Princeton;
One loving grandson, Phillip Michael Delgrande and wife Danielle;
Three loving great-grandchildren, Liam Michael Delgrande, Falyan Marie Delgrande and Phillip Michael Delgrande III ;
Loving sister, JoAnn England;
Several nieces and nephews.
Private services for family only to celebrate the wonderful life of Geneva Williams Perdue will be held Friday, January 8, 2021, from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Donald Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.
Due to the Governor’s mandate, masks and social distancing, will be observed. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com.
Family will serve as pallbearers.
The Perdue family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell Co, WV; submitted by
Bernice.
Madeline Barbara Trent Rider; born 15 Jun 1915; died 25 Oct 2010; buried here; no grave marker photo
shown; person photo and obit posted.
"Madeline Barbara Rider, 95, of Huntington, WV, widow of Raymond S. Rider, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. She was born June 15, 1915 in Wilmore, McDowell County, WV, a daughter of the late Harvey and Sarah Trent."She was preceded in death by
four sisters, Faye Auvil, Joan Jameson, Nona Barber and Maxine Legato;
three brothers, James Trent, Raymond Trent and Donald Trent."She attended Apostolic Life Cathedral, was a former beautician and had worked for the Huntington Dress Factory.
"Survivors are
her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Donald Bell of Huntington;
her son and daughter-in-law, Wilfred and Jeanette Rider also of Huntington;
five grandchildren and their spouses, Scott (Lynda) Bell, Mark (Melissa) Bell, Brad (Jeanna) Bell, Sean Rider and Greg Rider;
four great grandchildren, Ally Rider, Ashley Bryson Bell, Olivia Bell and Cody Brown;
her sister, Jean Haupe of Morganton, NC."Funeral service at Chapman's Mortuary with Pastor Edwin S. Harper officiating and grandsons served as pallbearers. Entombment in the Christus Chapel, White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV."
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beatrice Hellen Woosley
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1969
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Clarence Woosley
Mother: Virgie Osborne
Spouse: Willie Roger Hensley"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 176; "Hercell and Jean Caudill; article; submitted by Hercell Caudill,
HC 61, Box 57, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beatrice Hellen Woosley
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1969
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Clarence Woosley
Mother: Virgie Osborne
Spouse: Willie Roger Hensley "
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Thomas L. Williams; age 41; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Luther Williams
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 May 1898
Birth Place: Stuart Patrick
Residence Place: Kimball, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kimball, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Koppers Coal Division
Weight: 160
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Lula Mae Williams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Luther Williams Self (Head)"
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Lula Williams; age 36; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas L. Williams.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Thomas L. Williams; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas L. Williams.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Samuel Williams; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas L. Williams.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-32; taken 27 Apr 1940;
Page 648A; Image 40 of 47; Household #322.
Listed as Susan Williams; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas L. Williams.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 176; "Hercell and Jean Caudill; article; submitted by Hercell Caudill,
HC 61, Box 57, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 176; "Hercell and Jean Caudill; article; submitted by Hercell Caudill,
HC 61, Box 57, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.